Harelquins shooter leads an impressive list of netball performaers

Timaru Girls' High Centre Cheynese King passing a ball. King has been there best each week and gained a spot on the bench.

OPINION: A form netball team always seems incredibly tough to pick and 2017 is no exception.

Harlequins goal attack Chloe Austin, Mackenzie goal defence Aliesha Chitty and Old Boys goal keep Kendall MacDonald have all made big statements during the first round.

Austin is a top quality goal attack, who shone in her five matches for Harlequins before heading overseas.

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Old Boys defender Kendall MacDonald, right, has been in strong form and made the netball form side after the first round.

Unfortunately for Harlies, she is back days after the final.

MacDonald has been in superb form defensively for Old Boys, while Chitty has has led for Mackenzie the way in the absence of Eve Anderson and Cindy Robertson.

Last year players like Anderson and Robertson picked themselves, while the school teams had plenty of potential.

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Harlequins Chloe Austin beats Pareora's Nicole McNicol in their clash in May. Austin made the form team after the first round, while McNicol went very close.

This season Robertson, who was the 2016 player of the season, has just returned from injury, while Anderson hasn't been sighted.

Craighead are slowly starting to hit their straps, while Timaru Girls' and Geraldine High have struggled with just one win between them, while Old Boys, Mackenzie, Pleasant Point and Harlequins have dominated the top four.

The defensive end is a difficult one to pick because it's the one area of the court where there's plenty of people playing well.

Chitty has only been back about a month but her impact against Pleasant Point single-handedly won Mackenzie the clash, while she's been dominant in her other outings.